Singapore receives 26.7% more visitors in June

Record 950,000 arrivals were mostly by tourists from Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Australia, and China.

Visitor arrivals to Singapore registered 26.7% growth to reach 950,000 in June 2010, the highest ever recorded visitor arrivals in the month of June. This is the seventh consecutive month of record visitor arrivals, according to Singapore Tourism Board.

• 14 out of the 15 top markets registered positive year-on-year growth in June this year.

• In June 2010, P R China (+65.8%) Malaysia (+51.3%), and Hong Kong (+48.2%) registered their highest growth out of the top 15 markets.

Visitor arrivals
Visitor arrivals to Singapore grew by 26.7% year-on-year in June 2010 to reach 950,000 visitors

Visitor arrivals to Singapore registered 26.7% growth to reach 950,000 in June 2010, the highest ever recorded visitor arrivals in the month of June. This is the seventh consecutive month of record visitor arrivals.

Visitor days were estimated at 4.0 million days, a year-on-year growth of 22.6% in comparison with June 2009.
 

Country performance
Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Australia, and P R China were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating markets

Indonesia (214,000), Malaysia (93,000), India (83,000), Australia (75,000), and P R China (69,000) were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating markets in June 2010. These markets accounted for 56% of total visitor arrivals for the month.

14 out of the 15 top markets registered positive year-on-year growth in June this year.

In June 2010, P R China (+65.8%) Malaysia (+51.3%), and Hong Kong (+48.2%) registered their highest growth out of the top 15 markets.

Overall gazetted hote industry performance
Gazetted hotel room revenue was estimated at S$170 million, representing an increase of 45.7% compared to a year ago.

Average Occupancy Rate (AOR) posted a 12.3 percentage point increase over June 2009 to reach 88% in June 2010.

Average Room Rate (ARR) increased by 22.7% over June 2009 to reach an estimate of S$219 in June 2010.

Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) increased by 42.6% to reach S$192 in June 2010.

Hotel room revenue grew 45.7% against June 2009 to reach an estimated S$170 million in June 2010.

Gazetted hotel industry performance by tier
In June 2010, the AOR of Economy Tier hotels reported the largest growth (+19.0 percentage points) against June 2009 to reach 88%.

The ARR of Mid-Tier hotels recorded the largest growth of 33.4% against June 2009 to reach S$182 in June 2010.

Hotels in the Mid-Tier reported the largest growth (+50.6%) in RevPAR in June 2010 to reach S$162.